Falcon Help desk:
Verbal recommended to ground the aircraft. No written recommendation or requirement.
Protection of personnel Aircraft to Ground STATIC Spark potential.
Protection of the personnel from aircraft to ground high voltage AC MAINS potential.
Protection ESD sensitive items Aircraft to Ground STATIC Spark potential.
Reduction of Galvanic corrosion
Insurance preference.
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Related Links:
Ground Rods for New Construction – Web Site – Local Excerpt
Excerpt from US armed forces Tech Manual
Call these people about grounding:
Lind Equipment Ontario
Phone: (905) 475-5086 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (905) 475-5086 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (905) 475-5086 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
http://www.lindequipment.net/main2.cfm?id=0FC093EB-1372-5A65-3B40903E20FB2A03#Aviation%20Grounding
________________Bob,
very interesting.
I have worked on Mooneys and such, degaussing them with large coils, but the accepted resons was the original welding at the factory caused the magnetism.
Another one for my list
todd
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Bob Hamel
todd
DAN said
4130 at the front of c185 and j3 will take magnetic SET just sitting
so in his words GROUNDING
” easier to do than demagnetizing airframe in 185 or Cub with fishbowl magnetic compass”
On Friday, December 17, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Todd Heffley wrote:
Bob
I received a fragment of your response on my private email.
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85 owners here at Lyncrest cjl5
one chap uses ground in hanger (a/p 747 driver bush-pilot)
I asked him years ago about it
in his words
” easier to do than demagnetizing airframe in 185 or Cub with fishbowl magnetic compass”
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Grounding :
Near pilot office, marked 10, 2.8 k to soil, 1.2 ohms to metal pipe
Near restrooms marked 12, 3.7k ohms to soil, 1.2 ohms to metal pipe